The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-06-18

Cut-glass comes high, and II Is no
wonder. Down at Corning the other
day ! saw them making II, and though
the hill-girded village Of the southern
tier is very difficult place TO reach
from Syracuse, l felt repaid for the
hardships of travel in what / had the
privilege of seeing. Corning, New
York. is getting bold advertisements
the world over for this industry. Until
the manufacture OF cut glass was be-
gun there several years ago by James
Hoare it vas thought 10 be as much
secret of foreign art as the making OF
hair-springs for watches. Thomas
Webb, of London. was the master OF
crystal-cutting. and on the tables OF
half the monarchs of the old world
his wares have an honorable place.
Nowadays connoisseurs in these things
concede that as fine cutting is done at
Corning as abroad. The importation
OF glass in this form has ceased al
most entirely. Corning happened To
have glass-works where a prime ar
ticle in transparency was made.
That's what took me SO far out OF
the world" said Mr.. Hoare, as he
stood in the midst of his treasures.
clad in frowsy working blouse, with
his sleeves rolled up. 1t is the great
est pride of the celebrated cutter that
no man in the shop can do SO good a
Job as he can himself. All his riches
will not take him out of the realm OF
the buzzing wheels. where the glass is
going through the cutting process.
There are seven of these, all of which
require skilled labor of high order,
and at none of which can hurry be
INDUCED. The prismatic intricacies
OF the ware are completed on variety
Of wheels supplied with sea sand and
dripping water. The most DELICATE
figures are produced by the employ
ment of wheels of various sizes While
j stood by an artisan was cutting in
relief the crest of the prince of Wales
upon set of goblets ordered by a
wealthy Anglomaniac. The three wavy
plumes in this heraldic sign were
brought out with all the effectiveness
OF cameo.under the dainty touch of
the workman. Mr.. Hoare told me
that the lead glass used for cutting
cost him 60 cents a pound. There is
n loss of over so per cent. in weight
in producing the finished piece from
the uncut vessel. The manufacture of
this glass Is in itself very interesting.
The establishment is entirely distinct.
All the bulbs used in the millions of
electric lamps of the Edison plants
throughout the world are made ut
these works. A small army of men
were filing orders of this kind the day
went through. At the Corning
works the crucibles in which the glass
is smelted are now being made. For
years II was thought necessary TO inn
port them, and as IL is their manufac-
ture is n trade by itself. Talk about
the mud pies of our childhood, here Is
where YOU see the wonderful pranks
OF the gutter applied 10 valuable in
dustry. The wet clay is kneaded and
mixed in troughs by men in bare feet,
who give it the required consistency
by repetitions of the process carried
OH for whole days. Then the clay il
rolled into strips Of about the diam
eter Of bologna sausage, and in the
hands of modcers built little by littl,
into the desired forms. Each crucibl,
represents labor worth over 500. They
are left 10 dry in a store-room FOL
eighteen months before being put Il
the fearful test In the furnaces Syria
cnSe Standard.